Rolly G West

Military

B-24 #42-52767 'My Gal Eileen'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John J Beyer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-123221
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wallsend, Kentucky 26 November 1920

Enlisted

Cincinnati, Ohio 21 January 1943

Based

Cluntoe 26 May 1944 assigned with his crew to the 2nd CCT&RS for combat crew training

Died

Dayton, Ohio 10 July 1996

Enlisted

Xenia, Ohio 13 July 1996 Valley View Memorial Gardens Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, USA

Based

Mendlesham 34th BG

Revisions

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Sources

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144379486/rolly-g_-west

SO#142, HQ AAF Station 238, 26 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster